U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings on the best high schools, and dozens in the NJ made the list.

The 2025-2026 Best High School Rankings, released Tuesday, includes specialized STEM and charter rankings alongside the traditional state, district, and metro area categories.

Nearly 24,000 public high schools were evaluated, and nearly 18,000 were ranked.

The top 25 public high schools in New Jersey are:

1. High Technology High School, 765 Newman Springs Road,Lincroft (Monmouth County Vocational School District)
2. Bergen County Academies, 200 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack (Bergen County Vocational Technical School District)
3. Edison Academy Magnet School, 100 Technology Drive, Edison, (Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District)
4. Dr. Ronald E McNair High School, 123 Coles Street, Jersey City, (Jersey City Public Schools)
5. Union County Magnet High School, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, (Union County Vocational-Technical School District)
6. Biotechnology High School, 5000 Kozloski Road, Freehold, (Monmouth County Vocational School District)
7. Bergen County Technical High School – Teterboro, 504 Route 46 West, Teterboro (Bergen County Vocational Technical School District)
8. Woodbridge Academy Magnet School, 1 Convery Boulevard, Woodbridge, (Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District)
9. Academy for Information Technology, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, (Union County Vocational-Technical School District)
10. Academy for Allied Health Sciences, 1776 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains (Union County Vocational-Technical School District)
11. Marine Academy of Science and Technology, 305 Mast Way, Highlands, (Monmouth County Vocational School District)
12. Millburn High School, 462 Millburn Ave., Millburn (Millburn Township School District)
13. Glen Ridge High School, 200 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge, (Glen Ridge Public School District)
14. Stem Innovation Academy of the Oranges, 445 Scotland Road, South Orange (Orange Board of Education School District)
15. Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science, 445 Scotland Road, Neptune, (Monmouth County Vocational School District)
16. Diana C. Lobosco Stem Academy, 45 Reinhardt Road, Wayne, (Passaic County Vocational School District)
17. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, 45 Reinhardt Road, Plainsboro, (West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District)
18. Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest, 150 Knickerbocker Road, Demarest (Northern Valley Regional High School District)
19. Infinity Institute, 193 Old Bergen Road, Jersey City, (Jersey City Public Schools)
20. Livingston High School, 30 Robert Harp Drive, Livingston (Livingston Board of Education School District)
21. West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, 346 Clarksville Road, West Windsor (West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District)
22. John P. Stevens High School, 855 Grove Avenue, Edison (Edison Township School District)
23. Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School, 150 Pierce Street, Somerset (Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School)
24. Tenafly High School, 19 Columbus Drive, Tenafly (Tenafly Public School District)
25. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, 101 Mettlers Road, Somerset (Central Jersey College Prep Charter School)

The 2025-2026 Best High Schools national rankings identify top public schools based on six key performance indicators, including student achievement on state-required assessments, strong graduation rates, and college readiness measures.

Schools are evaluated on how effectively they serve all students, including underserved populations, with college readiness specifically measured through student participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.

The rankings consider curriculum breadth and overall student outcomes as well. U.S. News worked with RTI International, a global research firm, to implement the comprehensive ranking methodology, using the most current data from the 2022-2023 school year.

National Ranking – Top 10

1. BASIS Tucson North (Arizona)

2. Signature School (Indiana)

3. Central Magnet School (Tennessee)

4. Davidson Academy (Nevada)

5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (Virgina)

6. Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science (New Mexico)

7. Hass Hall Bentonville (Arkansas)

8. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School (Pennsylvania)

9. The School for the Talented and Gifted (Texas)

10. Aiken Scholars Academy (South Carolina)